If you loved how Violet and Xaden’s trust keeps straining under rebel secrets, venin threats, and impossible choices, you’ll click with Oraya and Raihn in The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Their enemies‑to‑lovers spark ignites during the deadly Kejari tournament, where every alliance is a gamble and every kiss could be a betrayal—much like Violet balancing duty to Navarre with her heart. Political factions, blood‑soaked trials, and a relationship tested by power and sacrifice make this a romantasy hit.

Enjoyed how Onyx Storm threads council machinations, shifting alliances, and the fallout of ward failures around Violet’s battlefield choices? The Priory of the Orange Tree delivers sprawling court intrigue across rival kingdoms, secret orders, and dragon diplomacy. Assassinations, religious schisms, and chess‑board politics echo the way Navarre’s leaders, marked ones, and riders jockey for power—only here the stakes pit East and West against an ancient draconic threat.

If Tairn’s ironclad will, Andarna’s growth, and the tactical rider‑dragon teamwork lit you up, meet Temeraire. In His Majesty’s Dragon, Captain Laurence forms a lifelong bond with a brilliant, opinionated dragon whose aerial strategies reshape the Napoleonic wars. That same heartbeat—banter, mutual respect, and combat synergy—drives every sortie, echoing Violet’s battlefield planning and the emotional weight of her bond.

If the alternating perspectives in Onyx Storm—letting you feel both Violet’s resolve and Xaden’s burdens—made the stakes hit harder, The Jasmine Throne offers a similarly rich dual lens. You’ll follow Priya, a former temple child with dangerous magic, and Malini, an exiled princess plotting a coup, as their agendas tangle into a slow‑burn, morally thorny bond. Rebellion, empire, and desire collide, much like the push‑pull between loyalty and love in Basgiath’s shadow.

If the signet mechanics, ward constraints, and tactical creativity in Onyx Storm hooked you, The Final Empire will scratch that itch. Allomancy’s metal‑based abilities have razor‑sharp rules, and watching Vin master them to execute a high‑risk plan against the Lord Ruler is as satisfying as Violet exploiting signet limits and battlefield terrain. It’s clever, cost‑aware magic that turns every fight and twist into a strategy puzzle.